President Trump just delivered a visual gut punch to the deep state holdouts in D.C., draping the Department of Justice headquarters with banners featuring his stern gaze and the unmistakable slogan “Make America Safe Again.”
The move comes as crime rates continue their nosedive under his leadership.
The banners, unfurled on multiple corners of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, tower over the streets of Washington, D.C., serving as a constant reminder of Trump’s commitment to rooting out corruption and protecting American citizens.
? JUST IN: EPIC new banner was just put up at the US Department of Justice and it's throwing leftists into a FRENZY!
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 19, 2026
Trump's face + "MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN" hanging proudly
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Captured footage shows workers installing the massive displays, complete with the DOJ seal, underscoring the department’s shift back to serving the people, rather than the swamp.
A Department of Justice spokesperson explained the rationale behind the banners, stating, “We are proud at this Department of Justice to celebrate 250 years of our great country and our historic work to make America safe again at President Trump’s direction.”
The banners aren’t subtle. One on the Northeast corner reads “US Department of Justice Robert F. Kennedy Building” above Trump’s portrait, with the seal and slogan below. Another graces the Northwest corner, watching over the city like a sentinel against the chaos unleashed by years of open borders and defund-the-police nonsense.
Of course, the left is already melting down. Former DOJ veteran Stacey Young, who founded some anti-Trump group called Justice Connection, whined that “Hanging that banner should put to rest any doubt that Donald Trump has hijacked the independence of the Justice Department.”
Young further complained that “He — not the American people — is the only client DOJ’s current leadership serves.”
This is, of course, the same crowd that cheered when the DOJ was weaponized against Trump himself during the sham investigations into classified documents and election challenges – cases that crumbled the moment he reclaimed the White House.
The banners are not just optics; they’re backed by cold, hard facts. As we’ve detailed in our ongoing series, the crime stats under Trump are obliterating records. Homicides dropped 21% nationwide in 2025, carjackings plummeted 43%, and overdoses fell 20% – all thanks to surging federal resources into Democrat-run hellholes and deporting criminal illegals.
Washington, D.C. has undergone its own transformation: homicides down 80% year-to-date in 2026, robberies slashed 58%, and motor vehicle thefts cut by 57%. U.S. Marshals alone arrested over 8,400 violent fugitives and seized 856 guns by the end of 2025.
Murder rates are at their lowest in 125 years, in addition to a 20% drop in robberies, and nearly 10% in aggravated assaults. Cities like Baltimore saw a 60% homicide plunge, Chicago a 35% drop in shootings, and even leftist strongholds like Denver and Seattle are reaping the benefits of Trump’s no-nonsense approach.
President Trump himself summed it up perfectly: “We surged federal resources into Democrat-run cities, removed criminal illegals from our streets, backed our police and prosecutors, and rejected the Radical Left’s policies that coddled criminals and invited chaos.”
The banners are a visual testament to that success, hanging high as a warning to anyone thinking of undermining American safety.
Mainstream media outlets and leftists alike are clutching their pearls, framing the banners as a “public sign of the president’s influence” over the DOJ. NBC News noted the department’s “eroded” independence, conveniently forgetting how it was twisted into a political hit squad under Biden.
Insane….they’re hanging a giant Trump banner on the DOJ building….full blown North Korea vibes pic.twitter.com/cPHu8yLyY8
— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) February 19, 2026
The New York Times called it a “bold statement of power,” as if restoring justice is somehow tyrannical.
This banner of Donald Trump on the DOJ headquarters building is giving 1930s Germany vibes. pic.twitter.com/Q5YqLVwliE
— Art Candee ?? (@ArtCandee) February 19, 2026
Reuters captured images of the installation, but spun it as Trump “stamping his identity” on institutions.
BREAKING: This banner just went up at the Justice Department. The symbolism of this is striking. The DOJ is supposed to be independent of the White House. That is long gone. This is Trump’s justice system and he’s weaponizing it with impunity. pic.twitter.com/IyxaPyFoM7
— Trump Lie Tracker (Commentary Account) (@MAGALieTracker) February 19, 2026
Social media is ablaze with leftist hysterics, from CNN’s Laura Coates calling it “not normal” to random Facebook commenters labeling Trump a “felon and pedophile” – the same tired smears that failed to stop his landslide victory. Meanwhile, real Americans see it as a beacon of hope amid the ongoing purge of deep state elements.
Trump uses his forbidding authoritarian mugshot on a banner hanging on the exterior wall of the DOJ.
— Marlene Robertson?? (@marlene4719) February 19, 2026
Totally normal shit… if you’re a fucking dictator. pic.twitter.com/61JB50f6SN
Crime is cratering, borders are secure, and the DOJ is finally focused on real threats instead of political witch hunts.
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